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11/27/09
It's not that I don't think they can make GOOD sequels (Toy Story 2 was great!) but I value their sheer imaginative creativity that brings us new stories, new characters, and new worlds to get invested in every time.
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11/26/09
I kinda figured that, but it does sound just like him.
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11/25/09
Why are the toys that Andy and Mom know are collectible being dumped on a daycare? Why aren't they being saved in a box for Andy to keep after college, or to pass on to his future children, not trashed by random brats?
My brother and I left stuff in Mom's basement till years after we got married, and it wasn't worth money/of mega-sentimental value.
11/25/09
And I know she was probably just saying that to get the creepy man off her lawn, but that one line makes you think.
We know that Woody is an expensive commodity in the toy collecting world and the mother almost seems to know that...then why the hell does she let Andy give them away.
Also on a random note. I have this theory that Andy's mom is really Emily from the Jessie's Song scene. lol
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10/14/09
Also, wasn't the actual plot here the exact script that got canned two or three years ago for sucking so much?
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10/15/09
now the cons- the bad guy is a poor man's Stinky Pete, act one is a poor imitation of act one of Toy Story 2, the final climax in act three is a again, a poor repeat of the airport chase in TS2.
the good news- i gave all that feedback to the pixar peeps on hand. and the film i saw was, i'd say 75% animatic. so we're still a ways out, they will hopefully make some changes... we will see. #tomhanks
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10/14/09
Also, does this plot seem similar to the original script Disney was going to use without Pixar's help?
10/14/09
I hope some day that Tom has the money to pay for a trip to the moon (the Soyuz vacation special). That'd blow people's minds, but that last I saw, the Russians were saying it would cost 100 million. It'd be nice for Soyuz to finally do the thing it was built to do- go to the moon.
10/13/09
Stay classy Disney and Pixar. Stay classy.
10/13/09
Slinky was as much a character of those movies as Buzz and Woody, I would even say more so than Sandy since he was in both of them.
Loosing Slinky when he was such a faithful companion of Woody with just a random line would in my eyes be even more disrespectful than say recasting the part.
10/13/09
Bullseye could easily fill the faithful companion role as well.
And who says Slinky has to talk? There's a million reasons why a toy could lose the ability to speak or better yet Slinky being gone could work very well with what seems to start as a bitter sweet story where the toys are left behind and their time with their children has ended. The loss of Slinky doesn't need to be treated as a throw away. But it could just as easily not be mentioned at all it's been years and a toys life is a fragile thing.
But let's get real here, Slinky stays in the picture for toy reasons and not for storytelling or out of respect.
10/13/09
Go watch it then tell me you could fill Slinky with another character. Really do it.
From what I am reading you are just a typical anti-Disney nut looking for a reason to hate when none exists.
10/13/09
Did I say he wasn't important in the other movies? No.
I said he's a side character and he is.
Let's not get into some asinine debate about how they use his slinky abilities for numerous things and how now one else could do that, yeah I know. I watched the movie. But, in a new movie they could do something new. It's been ten years, plenty of time to come up with a more graceful solution than finding one of his friends to voice him.
I didn't say this movie looks like crap or I'm not going to see it, or I hope it bombs or Disney sucks. I just said that replacing Slinky with a new voice, and not retiring the character is a commercial decision not a creative one. And if you think it's fine and a great idea, good for you. I don't.
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And I'm excited about the extension of the 1 & 2 3D thing. I haven't gotten a chance to see it yet and I really want to.
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And nearly anything is better than their straight to DVD sequels to all their past successes. Seriously, Bambi 2? Cinderella 2? Mulan 2? Ugh, give us a break, Disney.
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I saw both of those in the theaters as official Disney releases for Matinees in the 80's
So its not unheard of
10/13/09
And as far as straight to video sequels, not only was Toy Story 2 going to be one of those, but 3 as well. Fortunately Lasseter has a brain and not only put the kibosh on a TS2 dvd sequel he banned them outright from Disney when he took over animation there.
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I knew they were from Jim Varney commercials, but I had never seen them before... Good ol' Jim Varney...
10/13/09
One of my favorites growing up.
10/13/09
I not only miss Mr. Varney, I miss Braums now. Thanks for nothing NightElfMohawk!
10/13/09